After 50 years of service, the UK’s longest-serving prison officer is preparing for retirement. Steve Ley - whose joined HM ...

In the 19th century, the number of people in prisons grew dramatically. Prison sentences became a far more common punishment as many forms of corporal punishments were no longer in use.

It is 100 years today since the fearsome Newcastle Gaol closed its doors.

The Netherlands is not alone in renting out its empty prisons – The Independent reported that prisoners in the UK could be sent to Estonia to serve their sentence. Estonian justice minister ...

Police cells will be used to hold inmates as prisons face a capacity crisis with fewer than 800 spaces left across the UK. With 87,556 people in prisons across the UK, they are at their highest ...

Widely considered one of the most prolific serial killers in history, Ted Bundy's name remains commonplace in American culture decades after his death. His infamy is aided by the fact that Bundy ...